Arizona youth standout uses ADHD to his advantage on a wrestling mat

 ADHD in the News 2025-08-14


[Excerpt] “When I was five or six,’ Isaac Ortega relates, ‘my mom worked with Herman Andrews, the wrestling coach at local Safford High. She mentioned I had ADHD, and he recommended I try wrestling with his club. At first, I would jump all over Herman for fun. Eventually, I realized wrestling is a place where I could really excel.” Twelve-year-old Ortega of the Desert Dogs Wrestling Club (Arizona) has wisely chosen to view his ADHD as a gift instead of a curse. It has fostered in Isaac a dynamic personality, one that combines an affable and fun-loving disposition with an uncommon sense of determination.